FOREIGN AGENT - 1942
This war time flag-waver was put out by bottom feeder studio, MONOGRAM. If their films look like they were filmed in a week, it was because they were! These low budget efforts were all for the cheaper movie house's double and triple bills.
In this one, we have Nazi agents doing what they can to sabotage the US war effort. The main plot revolves around the blueprints of a special searchlight. The Nazi types kill the inventor but fail to find the papers. That is because the inventor's daughter, Gale Storm, has them hidden.
Storm, is an actress, and singer who shares an apartment with stunt-woman, Patsy Moran. She is also stepping out with fellow actor and soon to be undercover FBI man, John Shelton. In for comic relief is truck driver Lyle Latell, who is also Moran's squeeze. (The plot holes in this one Latell could drive his truck through) Hans Schumm plays the head of the Nazi spy ring with help from Lithuanian-born Ivan Lebedeff doing a terrible job of pretending to be a Japanese spy. There are also several American criminal types helping the Nazis for cash.
The story stumbles along forever with sub plots that go nowhere, and a couple poorly staged fistfights. By the time the end rolls around the viewer is ready to commit hari-kari.
If it was not for Moran and Latell, the film would be a total waste of 64 minutes. Though, the 20 year old Miss Storm shows a few flashes of talent. Storm would move up the film ranks to better studios and bigger budget projects. She would really hit it big in the mid 50's with several successful television series. These were, MY LITTLE MARGIE (1952-55) and THE GALE STORM SHOW (1956-60) Film noir fans will recall her from roles in ABANDONED, THE UNDERWORLD STORY and BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN.
The director was William "One Shot" Beaudine. There was no such thing as a re-take on a Beaudine production.
This war time flag-waver was put out by bottom feeder studio, MONOGRAM. If their films look like they were filmed in a week, it was because they were! These low budget efforts were all for the cheaper movie house's double and triple bills.
In this one, we have Nazi agents doing what they can to sabotage the US war effort. The main plot revolves around the blueprints of a special searchlight. The Nazi types kill the inventor but fail to find the papers. That is because the inventor's daughter, Gale Storm, has them hidden.
Storm, is an actress, and singer who shares an apartment with stunt-woman, Patsy Moran. She is also stepping out with fellow actor and soon to be undercover FBI man, John Shelton. In for comic relief is truck driver Lyle Latell, who is also Moran's squeeze. (The plot holes in this one Latell could drive his truck through) Hans Schumm plays the head of the Nazi spy ring with help from Lithuanian-born Ivan Lebedeff doing a terrible job of pretending to be a Japanese spy. There are also several American criminal types helping the Nazis for cash.
The story stumbles along forever with sub plots that go nowhere, and a couple poorly staged fistfights. By the time the end rolls around the viewer is ready to commit hari-kari.
If it was not for Moran and Latell, the film would be a total waste of 64 minutes. Though, the 20 year old Miss Storm shows a few flashes of talent. Storm would move up the film ranks to better studios and bigger budget projects. She would really hit it big in the mid 50's with several successful television series. These were, MY LITTLE MARGIE (1952-55) and THE GALE STORM SHOW (1956-60) Film noir fans will recall her from roles in ABANDONED, THE UNDERWORLD STORY and BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN.
The director was William "One Shot" Beaudine. There was no such thing as a re-take on a Beaudine production.